Having worked in his father’s vineyard since 1991, Denis Mortet set up his domaine under his own name and quickly made a name for himself as he was a perfectionist who put a lot of care and effort from vines to wines. The wines he produced were some of the most charming and elegant styles in Gevrey-Chambertin. Sadly, his life ended short in January 2006 and the domaine is currently managed by his son Arnaud who has brought the domaine into a new era. Denis Mortet made his last vintage in 2005 and nowadays mature Denis Mortet is nearly impossible to find, and many aficionados who are lucky enough...

Nicolas Potel started out with a successful negotiant business in 1996 and has since been known to produce some of the most best-valued Burgundies. He developed an extensive sourcing network for high-quality grapes and the skills to produce fantastic Burgundies at excellent price tags. Due to financial hardship, he decided to sell his business to the Cottin brothers of Labouré-Roi in 2004 and continued to produce wines under the label until he set up a new label Roche de Bellene in 2008 to continue his magnificent business in Beaune. With the new label, Nicolas Potel has been aggressively working on biodynamic...

Chateau d’Yquem is an absolute triumph of sweet wines. This liquid gold is produced from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon in Bordeaux, and is the only sweet white wine producer with a classification of premier cru superieur. Apart from being in a unique climate in Sauternes which allows botrytis grapes to grow, its excellence also comes from winemaking knowledge in which they have centuries of experience dating back to the 1500s. They only release a vintage under its own label when quality of grapes are up to their standards, otherwise they are sold off to other producers. Due to the climate, the grapes...

“I would argue for buying both if you can find them! (2014 & 2015 Jayer-Gilles Echezeaux du Dessus Grand Cru)” – Allen Meadows Originated from the Jayer family in Vosne-Romanée, The domaine was founded in the 1950s by Robert Jayer and Robert’s wife Paulette. It’s located in Magny-lès-Villers near Nuits-Saint-Georges. The domaine passed to their son Gilles Jayer in 1998 who managed the domaine for almost two decades. 2014 and 2015 are successful vintages for Domaine Jayer-Gilles, both received decent scores from Burghound’s Allen Meadows who describes 2014 “most impressive” and 2015 “appears to be really good”. In addition, it appears to be a challenger of Domaine de la...

An up and rising winemaker in Burgundy, Tino Kuban has a fantastic background with several experience at Domaine de L'Horizon, Felton Road, Burn Cottage, Sato Wines, Pierre Overnoy, Philippe Bornard, Jean-Yves Bizot, to name a few. Finally he settled in Meursault, and took over Bernard van Berg's estate, which is regarded as one of the most influential names in Burgundy. The first vintage started from 2019 and was renamed as “Les Jardins Vivants”. At nearly the same time, Tino also established Maison Glandien in Meursault and produces wines with his philosophy, only the highest quality grapes are selected in Burgundy, Beaujolais, Jura...